+ James raised $64,000 in the 4th Annual James Lafferty/One Tree Hill Charity Basketball game, which was held on March 24, 2007. The proceeds went to the Wilmington Family YMCA, Cape Fear Sea Devils Scholarship Fund and Hannah Smith who is a little girl suffering from spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

+ James spent much of his childhood hanging out with friends, taking acting classes and playing basketball. Before James started his acting career, he was obsessed with making it into the NBA.

+ James drives an SUV.

+ James enjoys trips to the beach and playing football with his friends.

+ James loves challenges.

+ As of 2007, James resides in Wilmington, North Carolina.

+ James supports a lot of charities by playing basketball and soccer.

+ James loves working with the cast of One Tree Hill especially Hilarie Burton as he considers her to be very professional.

+ James wants to be the highlight of Hollywood, as a result, he is looking forward to getting more roles.

+ James was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Sexy at every age, Age 21"

+ If James could pick one artist to perform at Tric, the club on his show One Tree Hill, it would be Kanye West.

+ James Lafferty was cast for the show One Tree Hill after meeting the producers when auditioning for the movie The Perfect Score. However, it was his co-star on the show, Bryan Greenberg, who got the part in the movie.

+ James' current girlfriend Rachael is a former soccer goalie for UNC-Wilmington, who he's been in a very serious and committed relationship with for a-year-and-a-half.

+ James toured with One Tree Hill and Sunkist from February to April 2006, to help promote the show.

+ James does not like to eat sushi or eggs.

+ James wore #10 as his jersey number in high school.

+ James's hobbies include boogie boarding, snowboarding, rollerblading, snorkeling, horseback riding, playing basketball, football, video games, and Tae Kwon Do, where he has a Black Belt.

+ James' nickname is Baby James.

+ James' mother encouraged him to act at the age of 6.

+ James, together with Chad Michael Murray, was nominated for "Choice TV Chemistry" during the 2005 Teen Choice Awards.

+ James was nominated for "Choice Breakout TV Star (Male)" for One Tree Hill during the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.

+ James is 6'2" and has brown hair and blue eyes.

+ James trademark is his 15-foot, mid-range jump shot.

+ James is an avid basketball fan and, similar to his character on One Tree Hill, a star basketball player. James played on his varsity team in high school and was awarded the MVP award.

+ James' guilty pleasure show is Laguna Beach. He has no idea why he watches it, but he does.

+ James' biggest celebrity crush was Larisa Oleynik, who played Alex Mack on The Secret World of Alex Mack. Larisa also worked with James' One Tree Hill's character's sister-in-law, Lindsey McKeon. James also had a crush on Rachel McAdams.

+ James is on the cover of Teen People's September 2005 issue along with the rest of the One Tree Hill cast.

+ James's parents are Jeff and Angie Lafferty. They own a local construction business in Hemet, California.

+ James' roommate was an extra on One Tree Hill.

+ James likes how so many fans want Nathan and Haley together on One Tree Hill.

+ The nipple ring James wears for his role of Nathan on One Tree Hill is glued on.

+ James gave Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush a toaster for their wedding.

+ James' dream cars are a Yukon and a Mustang Cobra.

+ James' role models are his father and Michael Jordan.

+ James is not a fan of baseball.

+ In his spare time, James plays basketball and lends his support to such charitable organizations as Lamar Odom's Music Jam and The Pink Project.

+ James is the youngest One Tree Hill cast member.

+ James' big break was when he landed the role on Emeril which he played the son of Emeril in the fall of 2001.

+ James' dog's name is Nino which is a Husky/Shepherd Mix.

+ James mentioned on TRL that he is no longer dating his high school girlfriend.

+ James would like to act with Tom Hanks, Paul Newman or Edward Norton.

+ James is being taught how to play the guitar by his One Tree Hill co-star Bethany Joy Galeotti.

+ James is learning how to surf.

+ James' younger brother, Stuart Lafferty, guest starred in the episode of One Tree Hill titled, "I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning".